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'''Mozilla Firefox''' is a free, [[open source]] web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation. The software is licensed under the ''Mozilla Public License version 2.0.'' As the second most popular web browser in the world, it is the main competitor of [[Google Chrome]].<ref>https://www.netmarketshare.com/browser-market-share.aspx</ref>
'''Mozilla Firefox''' is a free, [[open source]] web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation. The software is licensed under the ''Mozilla Public License version 2.0.'' As the second most popular web browser in the world, it is the main competitor of [[Google Chrome]].<ref>https://www.netmarketshare.com/browser-market-share.aspx</ref>
==Advantages==
==Advantages==
==History==
==History==
Firefox was originally developed as an offshoot of the Mozilla Browser project, developed by [[Netscape]], as a lightweight version of the software. The original Mozilla browser was extremely feature rich, including such things as an [[HTML]] editor, which created a large and correspondingly slow piece of software. Firefox has gone through several name changes, all due to existing trademarks. It was originally named ''Phoenix'', then ''Firebird'' and finally ''Firefox''.<br />
Firefox was originally developed as an offshoot of the Mozilla Browser project, developed by [[Netscape]], as a lightweight version of the software. The original Mozilla browser was extremely feature rich, including such things as an [[HTML]] editor, which created a large and correspondingly slow piece of software. Firefox has gone through several name changes, all due to existing trademarks. It was originally named ''Phoenix'', then ''Firebird'' and finally ''Firefox''.<br />
For many years, Firefox used Mozilla's "Gecko" engine. However, Mozilla's Project Quantum developed a new browser engine, which was released in fall 2017. A developer edition of the browser with this new engine was released in September 2017<ref>https://hacks.mozilla.org/2017/09/firefox-quantum-developer-edition-fastest-firefox-ever/</ref> with a general release taking place two months later. This new engine is at least twice as fast as the old gecko engine, and uses less system memory that Chromium.<ref>https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/quantum/</ref><ref name="blog quantum engine">https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2017/09/26/firefox-quantum-beta-developer-edition</ref> However, some forks of Firefox stayed with the old Gecko engine, at least initially.
==Market penetration==
==Market penetration==
== Political Stance and boycotts of the Mozilla browser ==
== Political Stance and boycotts of the Mozilla browser ==
The Mozilla Foundation, which develops the web browser, supports the [[homosexual agenda]]. After CEO [[Brendan Eich]], the creator of the programming language [[javascript]],<ref>http://www.quirksmode.org/js/intro.html</ref> was exposed as opposing [[same-sex marriage|same-sex "marriage"]] in California's [[Proposition 8]] campaign, he was forced to resign.<ref>Ashburn, Lauren. "Mozilla CEO out for Opposing Gay Marriage." Fox News. FOX News Network, 3 Apr. 2014. Web. 25 Jan. 2015. <https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/04/03/mozilla-ceo-out-for-opposing-gay-marriage>.</ref> He held the same exact view as the Obama did nevertheless, selective outrage is the liberal way.
The Mozilla Foundation openly supports the [[homosexual agenda]]. After CEO [[Brendan Eich]], the creator of the programming language [[javascript]],<ref>http://www.quirksmode.org/js/intro.html</ref> was exposed as opposing [[same-sex marriage|same-sex "marriage"]] in California's [[Proposition 8]] campaign, he was forced to resign.<ref>Ashburn, Lauren. "Mozilla CEO out for Opposing Gay Marriage." Fox News. FOX News Network, 3 Apr. 2014. Web. 25 Jan. 2015. <https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/04/03/mozilla-ceo-out-for-opposing-gay-marriage>.</ref> He held the same exact view as Obama did, nevertheless, selective outrage is the liberal way.
=== Boycotts of the Mozilla browser ===
=== Boycotts of the Mozilla browser ===
Some conservatives/libertarians are encouraging people to uninstall Firefox and instead use open-source web browsers based on Mozilla Firefox or use other browser alternatives.<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.de/2014/05/why-brendan-eich-had-to-go.html Why Brendan Eich has to got]</ref><ref>[http://dennisprager.com/uninstall-firefox/ Uninstall Firefox]</ref> For example, [[Vox Day]] is encourage people to migrate to the [[Pale Moon]] browser which is based on the Mozilla Firefox browser and [[Dennis Prager]] encouraged people to uninstall Firefox.<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.de/2014/05/why-brendan-eich-had-to-go.html Why Brendan Eich has to go]
Some conservatives/libertarians have been encouraging people to uninstall Firefox and instead use open-source web browsers based on Mozilla Firefox or use other browser alternatives.<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.de/2014/05/why-brendan-eich-had-to-go.html Why Brendan Eich has to got]</ref><ref>[http://dennisprager.com/uninstall-firefox/ Uninstall Firefox]</ref> For example, [[Vox Day]] is encourage people to migrate to the [[Pale Moon]] browser which is based on the Mozilla Firefox browser and [[Dennis Prager]] encouraged people to uninstall Firefox.<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.de/2014/05/why-brendan-eich-had-to-go.html Why Brendan Eich has to go]
*[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2014/04/under-pale-moon.html Under a Pale Moon]
*[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2014/04/under-pale-moon.html Under a Pale Moon]
*[http://www.voxday.blogspot.com/2014/04/fumigating-firefox.html Fumigating the Firefox]
*[http://www.voxday.blogspot.com/2014/04/fumigating-firefox.html Fumigating the Firefox]
*[http://dennisprager.com/uninstall-firefox/ Uninstall Firefox]</ref>
*[http://dennisprager.com/uninstall-firefox/ Uninstall Firefox]</ref>
There are other browsers based on Firefox such as the Comodo [[IceDragon]] browser and the [[Waterfox]] browser (which is reportedly faster than the Firefox browser).<ref>[http://www.myce.com/news/version-34-0-of-faster-64-bit-version-of-firefox-released-73843/ Version 34.0 of faster 64-bit version of Firefox released]</ref><ref>[https://www.waterfoxproject.org/ Waterfox browser website]</ref> The "Brave" web browser is also reportedly faster than the Firefox browser by about 27%<ref>[http://bitcoinist.net/brave-web-browser-early-look-faster-firefox-bitcoin-integration]</ref> (although this report may be have become obsolete with Mozilla's release of Quantum).
There are other browsers based on Firefox such as the Comodo [[IceDragon]] browser and the [[Waterfox]] browser (which is reportedly faster than the Firefox browser).<ref>[http://www.myce.com/news/version-34-0-of-faster-64-bit-version-of-firefox-released-73843/ Version 34.0 of faster 64-bit version of Firefox released]</ref><ref>[https://www.waterfoxproject.org/ Waterfox browser website]</ref> The [[Brave (web browser)|Brave]] web browser is also reportedly faster than Firefox by about 27%<ref>[http://bitcoinist.net/brave-web-browser-early-look-faster-firefox-bitcoin-integration]</ref> (although this report may be have become obsolete with Mozilla's 2017 release of Quantum).
==See also==
==See also==